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Title:
SOUND INSULATION COVER FOR VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/034179
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a sound insulation cover for a vehicle, the sound insulation cover being provided with a thermoelectric element and being capable of generating electricity at high efficiency. A sound insulation cover (1) for a vehicle is disposed so as to cover the drive power generation device (80) of the vehicle. The sound insulation cover (1) for a vehicle is provided with: a cover body (2) having a sound absorption layer (20) consisting of a foam resin; a heat supply member (3A) having a heat collection section (30) which is disposed on the back face side of the cover body (2) and which is directly or indirectly in contact with the drive power generation device (80), the heat supply member (3A) also having a heat supply section (32) which is disposed on the front face side of the cover body (2), the heat supply member (3A) further having a heat transfer section (31) which is connected to both the heat collection section (30) and the heat supply section (32) and which transfers heat from the heat collection section (30) to the heat supply section (32); and a thermoelectric element (4) having one end disposed on the heat supply section (32) of the heat supply member (3A) so as to be in contact with the heat supply section (32) and allowing electromotive force to be induced therein by the Seebeck effect caused by the temperature difference between the one end and the other end.

Inventors:
HASEGAWA KOICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/061754
Publication Date:
March 06, 2014
Filing Date:
April 22, 2013
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Assignee:
TOKAI RUBBER IND LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B60R13/08
Domestic Patent References:
WO2008020502A12008-02-21
Foreign References:
JP2012225280A2012-11-15
JP2008019674A2008-01-31
US20110220165A12011-09-15
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HIGASHIGUCHI Michiaki et al. (JP)
Michiaki Higashiguchi (JP)
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